United States congressional delegations from Tennessee

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

The current dean of the Tennessee delegation is Senator Marsha Blackburn, having served in Congress continuously since 2003. Blackburn served in the House until 2019, when she assumed her seat in the Senate that she won in 2018.

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Tennessee's congressional districts from 2023–2033

Current members[edit]

List of current members United States House from Tennessee, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 9 members: 8 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

District Member
(residence)
Party Incumbency CPVI District map
1st
Diana Harshbarger
(Kingsport)
Republican since
January 3, 2021
R+30
2nd
Tim Burchett
(Knoxville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+18
3rd
Chuck Fleischmann
(Ooltewah)
Republican since
January 3, 2011
R+19
4th
Scott DesJarlais
(Sherwood)
Republican since
January 3, 2011
R+22
5th
Andy Ogles
(Columbia)
Republican since
January 3, 2023
R+9
6th
John Rose
(Cookeville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+17
7th
Mark Green
(Clarksville)
Republican since
January 3, 2019
R+10
8th
David Kustoff
(Germantown)
Republican since
January 3, 2017
R+21
9th
Steve Cohen
(Memphis)
Democratic since
January 3, 2007
D+22

1789–1791: part of North Carolina[edit]

John Sevier was elected in North Carolina's 5th district, which included the territory of the former State of Franklin. He continued to serve after the entirety of his district was ceded to the federal government and formed the Southwest Territory.

1793–1796: 1 non-voting delegate[edit]

Congress Delegate
3rd (1793–1795) James White
4th (1795–1796)

1796–1803: 1 seat[edit]

From achieving statehood on December 4, 1796, until 1803, Tennessee elected one representative, at-large, statewide.

Congress At-large
4th (1796–1797) Andrew Jackson (DR)
William C. C. Claiborne (DR)
5th (1797–1799)
6th (1799–1801)
7th (1801–1803) William Dickson (DR)

1803–1813: 3 seats[edit]

Tennessee elected three representatives, at-large, statewide for the 8th Congress, and then in separate districts after that.

Congress 1st at-large seat 2nd at-large seat 3rd at-large seat
8th (1803–1805) William Dickson (DR) George W. Campbell (DR) John Rhea (DR)
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
9th (1805–1807) John Rhea (DR) George W. Campbell (DR) William Dickson (DR)
10th (1807–1809) Jesse Wharton (DR)
11th (1809–1811) Robert Weakley (DR) Pleasant Moorman
Miller
(DR)
12th (1811–1813) John Sevier (DR) Felix Grundy (DR)

1813–1823: 6 seats[edit]

Tennessee elected six representatives from districts.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 5th district 5th district 5th district
13th (1813–1815) John Rhea (DR) John Sevier (DR) Thomas K. Harris (DR) John Henry Bowen (DR) Felix Grundy (DR) Parry Wayne
Humphries
(DR)
Newton Cannon (DR)
14th (1815–1817) Samuel Powell (DR) Isaac Thomas (DR) Bennett H.
Henderson
(DR)
James B. Reynolds (DR)
William Grainger
Blount
(DR)
15th (1817–1819) John Rhea (DR) Francis Jones (DR) Samuel E. Hogg (DR) Thomas Claiborne (DR) George Washington
Lent Marr
(DR)
16th (1819–1821) John Alexander
Cocke
(DR)
Robert Allen (DR) Newton Cannon (DR) Henry Hunter
Bryan
(DR)
17th (1821–1823) vacant

1823–1833: 9 seats[edit]

From 1823 to 1833, Tennessee elected nine representatives.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
18th
(1823–1825)
John Blair (DR)[a] John Cocke (DR)[a] James Israel
Standifer
(DR)[a]
Jacob C.
Isacks
(DR)[a]
Robert Allen (DR)[a] James T.
Standford
(DR)[a]
Sam
Houston
(DR)[a]
James B.
Reynolds
(DR)[a]
Adam Rankin
Alexander
(DR)[a]
19th
(1825–1827)
John Blair (J) John Cocke (J) James Coffield
Mitchell
(J)
Jacob C. Isacks (J) Robert Allen (J) James K. Polk (J) Sam Houston (J) John Hartwell
Marable
(J)
Adam Rankin
Alexander
(J)
20th
(1827–1829)
Pryor Lea (D) Robert Desha (D) John Bell (D) Davy Crockett (NR)
21st
(1829–1831)
James Israel
Standifer
(J)
Cave Johnson (J)
22nd
(1831–1833)
Thomas Dickens
Arnold
(NR)
William Hall (J) William Fitzgerald (J)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

1833–1843: 13 seats[edit]

For the ten years following the 1830 census, Tennessee had its largest apportionment of 13 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
23rd
(1833–1835)
John Blair (J) Samuel
Bunch
(J)
Luke Lea (J) James Israel
Standifer
(J)
John B.
Forester
(J)
Balie
Peyton
(J)
John
Bell
(J)
David W.
Dickinson
(J)
James K.
Polk
(J)
William Marshall
Inge
(J)
Cave
Johnson
(J)
Davy
Crockett
(NR)
William
Claiborne
Dunlap
(J)
24th
(1835–1837)
William Blount
Carter
(NR)
Samuel
Bunch
(NR)
Luke Lea (NR) James Israel
Standifer
(NR)
John B.
Forester
(NR)
Balie
Peyton
(NR)
John
Bell
(NR)
Abram Pointdexter
Maury
(NR)
Ebenezer J.
Shields
(NR)
Adam
Huntsman
(J)
25th
(1837–1839)
William Blount
Carter
(W)
Abraham
McClellan
(D)
Joseph Lanier
Williams
(W)
James Israel
Standifer
(W)
Hopkins L.
Turney
(D)
William B.
Campbell
(W)
John
Bell
(W)
Abram Pointdexter
Maury
(W)
James K.
Polk
(D)
Ebenezer J.
Shields
(W)
Richard
Cheatham
(W)
John Wesley
Crockett
(W)
Kit
Williams
(W)
William Stone (W)
26th
(1839–1841)
Julius W.
Blackwell
(D)
Meredith
Pointdexter
Gentry
(W)
Harvey M.
Watterson

(D)
Aaron V.
Brown
(D)
Cave
Johnson
(D)
27th
(1841–1843)
Thomas D.
Arnold
(W)
Thomas
Campbell
(W)
Robert L.
Caruthers
(W)
Milton
Brown
(W)

1843–1853: 11 seats[edit]

After the 1840 census, Tennessee lost 2 seats.

Con­gress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
28th
(1843–1845)
Andrew
Johnson
(D)
William Tandy
Senter
(W)
Julius W.
Blackwell
(D)
Alvan
Cullom
(D)
George W.
Jones
(D)
Aaron V.
Brown
(D)
David W.
Dickinson
(W)
Joseph Hopkins
Peyton
(W)
Cave
Johnson
(D)
John Baptista
Ashe
(W)
Milton Brown (W)
29th
(1845–1847)
William Michael
Cocke
(W)
John Hervey
Crozier
(W)
Barclay
Martin
(D)
Meredith
Pointdexter
Gentry
(W)
Lucien Bonaparte
Chase
(D)
Frederick P.
Stanton
(D)
Edwin Hickman
Ewing
(W)
30th
(1847–1849)
Hugh Lawson
White Hill
(D)
James Houston
Thomas
(D)
Washington
Barrow
(W)
William T.
Haskell
(W)
31st
(1849–1851)
Albert Galiton
Watkins
(W)
Josiah M.
Anderson
(W)
John H.
Savage
(D)
Andrew
Ewing
(D)
Isham G.
Harris
(D)
Christopher Harris
Williams
(W)
32nd
(1851–1853)
William M.
Churchwell
(D)
William Hawkins
Polk
(ID)
William
Cullom
(W)

1853–1863: 10 seats[edit]

After the 1850 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
33rd
(1853–1855)
Brookins Campbell (D) William M.
Churchwell
(D)
Samuel Axley
Smith
(D)
William
Cullom
(W)
Charles
Ready
(W)
George W.
Jones
(D)
Robert M.
Bugg
(W)
Felix
Zellicoffer
(W)
Emerson
Etheridge
(W)
Frederick P.
Stanton
(D)
Nathaniel
Taylor
(W)
34th
(1855–1857)
Albert Gailton
Watkins
(D)
William Henry
Sneed
(KN)
John H.
Savage
(D)
Charles
Ready
(KN)
John Vines
Wright
(D)
Felix
Zelicoffer

(KN)
Emerson
Etheridge
(KN)
Thomas
Rivers
(KN)
35th
(1857–1859)
Horace
Maynard
(KN)
John D. C.
Atkins
(D)
William T.
Avery
(D)
36th
(1859–1861)
Thomas A. R.
Nelson
(O)
Horace
Maynard
(O)
Reese Bowen
Brabson
(O)
William B.
Stokes
(O)
Robert H.
Hatton
(O)
James Houston
Thomas
(D)
James Minor
Quarles
(O)
Emerson
Etheridge
(O)
37th
(1861–1863)
Nelson re-elected but
failed to take office
Horace
Maynard
(U)
George Washington
Bridges
(U)
A. J.
Clements
(U)
American Civil War

1863–1873: 8 seats[edit]

After the 1860 census, Tennessee lost 2 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
38th
(1863–1865)
American Civil War
39th
(1865–1867)
Nathaniel Green
Taylor
(U)
Horace
Maynard
(UU)
William B.
Stokes
(U)
Edmund Cooper (U) William B.
Campbell
(U)
Samuel Mayes
Arnell
(UU)
Isaac Roberts
Hawkins
(U)
John W.
Leftwich
(U)
40th
(1867–1869)
Roderick R.
Butler
(R)
Horace
Maynard
(R)
William B.
Stokes
(R)
James Mullins (R) John Trimble (R) Samuel Mayes
Arnell
(R)
Isaac Roberts
Hawkins
(R)
David A.
Nunn
(R)
41st
(1869–1871)
Lewis Tillman (R) William F.
Prosser
(R)
William J.
Smith
(R)
42nd
(1871–1873)
Abraham Ellison
Garrett
(D)
John M.
Bright
(D)
Edward Isaac
Golladay
(D)
Washington C.
Whitthorne
(D)
Robert Porter
Caldwell
(D)
William Wirt
Vaughan
(D)

1873–1933: 10 seats[edit]

After the 1870 census, Tennessee gained 2 seats.

Con­gress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
43rd[a]
(1873–1875)
Roderick R.
Butler
(R)
Jacob
Montgomery
Thornburgh

(R)
William
Crutchfield
(R)
John M.
Bright
(D)
Horace
Harrison
(R)
Washington C.
Whitthorne
(D)
John D. C.
Atkins
(D)
David A.
Nunn
(R)
Barbour
Lewis
(R)
Horace
Maynard
[a] (R)
44th
(1875–1877)
William
McFarland
(D)
George G.
Dibrell
(D)
Samuel McClary
Fite
(D)
John M.
Bright
(D)
John F.
House
(D)
Washington C.
Whitthorne
(D)
John D. C.
Atkins
(D)
William Parker
Caldwell
(D)
H. Casey
Young
(D)
Haywood Yancey
Riddle
(D)
45th
(1877–1879)
James Henry
Randolph
(R)
46th
(1879–1881)
Robert Love
Taylor
(D)
Leonidas C.
Houk
(R)
Benton
McMillin
(D)
Charles B.
Simonton
(D)
47th
(1881–1883)
A. H.
Pettibone
(R)
Richard
Warner
(D)
William Robert
Moore
(R)
48th
(1883–1885)
Andrew Jackson
Caldwell
(D)
John Goff
Ballentine
(D)
John May
Taylor
(D)
Rice Alexander
Pierce
(D)
H. Casey
Young
(D)
49th
(1885–1887)
John R.
Neal
(D)
James D.
Richardson
(D)
Presley T.
Glass
(D)
Zachary
Taylor
(R)
50th
(1887–1889)
Roderick R.
Butler
(R)
Joseph E.
Washington
(D)
Washington C.
Whitthorne
(D)
Benjamin A.
Enloe
(D)
James
Phelan Jr.
(D)
51st
(1889–1891)
Alfred A.
Taylor
(R)
H. Clay
Evans
(R)
Rice Alexander
Pierce
(D)
52nd
(1891–1893)
Henry C.
Snodgrass
(D)
Nicholas N.
Cox
(D)
Josiah
Patterson
(D)
John C.
Houk
(R)
53rd
(1893–1895)
James C.
McDearmon
(D)
54th
(1895–1897)
William Coleman
Anderson
(R)
Henry R.
Gibson
(R)
Foster V.
Brown
(R)
John E.
McCall
(R)
55th
(1897–1899)
Walter P.
Brownlow
(R)
John A.
Moon
(D)
John W.
Gaines
(D)
Thetus W.
Sims
(D)
Rice Alexander
Pierce
(D)
Edward W.
Carmack
(D)
56th
(1899–1901)
Charles Edward
Snodgrass
(D)
57th
(1901–1903)
Lemuel P.
Padgett
(D)
Malcolm R.
Patterson
(D)
58th
(1903–1905)
Morgan C.
Fitzpatrick
(D)
59th
(1905–1907)
Nathan W.
Hale
(R)
Mounce G.
Butler
(D)
William C.
Houston
(D)
Finis J.
Garrett
(D)
60th
(1907–1909)
Cordell
Hull
(D)
George
Gordon
(D)
61st
(1909–1911)
Richard W.
Austin
(R)
Jo Byrns (D)
Zachary Massey (R)
62nd
(1911–1913)
Sam R.
Sells
(R)
Kenneth
McKellar
(D)
63rd
(1913–1915)
64th
(1915–1917)
65th
(1917–1919)
Hubert
Fisher
(D)
66th
(1919–1921)
J. Will
Taylor
(R)
Ewin L.
Davis
(D)
67th
(1921–1923)
B. Carroll
Reece
(R)
Joe
Brown
(R)
Wynne F.
Clouse
(R)
Lon A.
Scott
(R)
Clarence Turner (D)
68th
(1923–1925)
Samuel Davis
McReynolds
(D)
Cordell
Hull
(D)
William C.
Salmon
(D)
Gordon
Browning
(D)
69th
(1925–1927)
Edward E.
Eslick
(D)
70th
(1927–1929)
71st
(1929–1931)
Jere
Cooper
(D)
72nd
(1931–1933)
Oscar
Lovette
(R)
John Ridley
Mitchell
(D)
E. H. Crump (D)
Willa Blake
Eslick
(D)
  1. ^ a b In the 43rd Congress, Horace Maynard was elected to the state's at-large seat.

1933–1943: 9 seats[edit]

After the 1930 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
73rd (1933–1935) B. Carroll
Reece
(R)
J. Will
Taylor
(R)
Samuel Davis
McReynolds
(D)
John Ridley
Mitchell
(D)
Jo Byrns (D) Clarence W.
Turner
(D)
Gordon
Browning
(D)
Jere
Cooper
(D)
E. H.
Crump
(D)
74th (1935–1937) Herron C.
Pearson
(D)
Walter
Chandler
(D)
75th (1937–1939) Richard Merrill
Atkinson
(D)
76th (1939–1941) Albert
Gore Sr.
(D)
Joseph W.
Byrns Jr.
(D)
John
Jennings
(R)
Estes
Kefauver
(D)
W. Wirt
Courtney
(D)
Clifford
Davis
(D)
77th (1941–1943) Percy Priest (D)

1943–1953: 10 seats[edit]

After the 1940 census, Tennessee gained 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
78th (1943–1945) B. Carroll Reece (R) John Jennings (R) Estes
Kefauver
(D)
Albert Gore
Sr.
(D)
Jim N. McCord (D) Percy
Priest
(D)
W. Wirt
Courtney
(D)
Tom J.
Murray
(D)
Jere
Cooper
(D)
Clifford
Davis
(D)
79th (1945–1947) Harold Earthman (D)
80th (1947–1949) Dayton E. Phillips (R) Joe L. Evins (D)
81st (1949–1951) James B.
Frazier Jr.
(D)
James P.
Sutton
(D)
82nd (1951–1953) B. Carroll Reece (R) Howard Baker Sr. (R)

1953–1973: 9 seats[edit]

After the 1950 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
83rd (1953–1955) B. Carroll Reece (R) Howard
Baker Sr.
(R)
James B.
Frazier Jr.
(D)
Joe L. Evins (D) Percy Priest (D) James P. Sutton (D) Tom J. Murray (D) Jere Cooper (D) Clifford Davis (D)
84th (1955–1957) Ross Bass (D)
85th (1957–1959) J. Carlton
Loser
(D)
Fats Everett (D)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
Louise G. Reece (R)
88th (1963–1965) Jimmy Quillen (R) Bill Brock (R) Richard
Fulton
(D)
Irene Baker (R)
89th (1965–1967) John
Duncan Sr.
(R)
William
Anderson
(D)
George W. Grider (D)
90th (1967–1969) Ray Blanton (D) Dan Kuykendall (R)
91st (1969–1971)
Ed Jones (D)
92nd (1971–1973) LaMar Baker (R)

1973–1983: 8 seats[edit]

After the 1970 census, Tennessee lost 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
93rd (1973–1975) Jimmy
Quillen
(R)
John Duncan
Sr.
(R)
LaMar Baker (R) Joe L. Evins (D) Richard Fulton (D) Robin
Beard
(R)
Ed Jones (D) Dan Kuykendall (R)
94th (1975–1977) Marilyn
Lloyd
(D)
Harold Ford Sr. (D)
Clifford Allen (D)
95th (1977–1979) Al Gore (D)
96th (1979–1981) Bill Boner (D)
97th (1981–1983)

1983–present: 9 seats[edit]

After the 1980 census, Tennessee gained 1 seat.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
98th (1983–1985) Jimmy
Quillen
(R)
John
Duncan
Sr.
(R)
Marilyn
Lloyd
(D)
Jim
Cooper
(D)
Bill
Boner
(D)
Al Gore (D) Don
Sundquist

(R)
Ed Jones (D) Harold
Ford Sr.
(D)
99th (1985–1987) Bart
Gordon
(D)
100th (1987–1989)
Jimmy
Duncan
(R)
Bob
Clement
(D)
101st (1989–1991) John
Tanner
(D)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997) Zach
Wamp
(R)
Van
Hilleary
(R)
Ed
Bryant
(R)
105th (1997–1999) Bill Jenkins (R) Harold
Ford Jr.
(D)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005) Lincoln
Davis
(D)
Jim
Cooper
(D)
Marsha
Blackburn

(R)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009) David Davis (R) Steve
Cohen
(D)
111th (2009–2011) Phil Roe (R)
112th (2011–2013) Chuck
Fleischmann

(R)
Scott
DesJarlais
(R)
Diane
Black
(R)
Stephen
Fincher
(R)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019) David
Kustoff
(R)
116th (2019–2021) Tim
Burchett
(R)
John
Rose
(R)
Mark
Green
(R)
117th (2021–2023) Diana
Harshbarger
(R)
118th (2023–2025) Andy
Ogles
(R)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
District

United States Senate[edit]

Current U.S. senators from Tennessee
Tennessee

CPVI (2022):[1]
R+14
Class I senator Class II senator

Marsha Blackburn
(senior senator)

Bill Hagerty
(junior senator)
Party Republican Republican
Incumbent since January 3, 2019 January 3, 2021

Key[edit]

Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Jacksonian (J)
Know Nothing (KN)
National Republican (NR)
Opposition Southern (O)
Republican (R)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Whig (W)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.